around the clock
1 of 2phrase
variants
or less commonly round the clock
1
: continuously for 24 hours : day and night without cessation
2
: without relaxation and heedless of time
: being in effect, continuing, or lasting 24 hours a day : constant
around-the-clock surveillance
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Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
At the height of the incidents of graffiti and tagging, the city hired a private security firm to patrol the tower around-the-clock.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Jenny Hontz said her mother and father lived at MonteCedro and both survived the fire, but her mom, who was in a wheelchair and needed around-the-clock care, died a couple of weeks later.
—Amanda Starrantino, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Kristy dos Reis, a spokesperson for the Providence Police Department, said that figure includes both patrol officers who patrolled the area in cars and on foot and detectives who were part of the around-the-clock investigation.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The store quickly sold out on opening day in 2005, and over the next two decades, the Sprinkles brand exploded across the country, opening dozens of locations of its specialty bakeries as well as mall kiosks and its signature around-the-clock cupcake ATMs in several states.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
At the height of the incidents of graffiti and tagging, the city hired a private security firm to patrol the tower around-the-clock.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Jenny Hontz said her mother and father lived at MonteCedro and both survived the fire, but her mom, who was in a wheelchair and needed around-the-clock care, died a couple of weeks later.
—Amanda Starrantino, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Kristy dos Reis, a spokesperson for the Providence Police Department, said that figure includes both patrol officers who patrolled the area in cars and on foot and detectives who were part of the around-the-clock investigation.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Around the clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around%20the%20clock. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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